Sample Test AP Lang

In the context of the passage, all of the following phrases refer to the same idea EXCEPT

"the proper and the constitutional and the practical way of getting their grievance removed"

In sentence 2, (reproduced below, the writer wants an effective transition from the introductory paragraph to the main idea of the passage

(as it is now)

In the 4th paragraph, the writer wants to provide further evidence to rebut the claim that converting to the metric system might be difficult. Which of the following pieces of evidence would best achieve this purpose?

A description of the successful adoption of the metric system by Great Britain, which had previously used the imperial system

The writer wants to add more information to the 3rd paragraph to support the main argument of the paragraph. All of the following pieces of evidence help achieve this purpose EXCEPT which one?

A quote from Thomas Jefferson's 18th century proposal for a new decimal system to standardize weights and measures

The writer wants to add the following sentence to the 3rd paragraph to provide additional explanation

After sentence 6

In the second paragraph, (lines 11-30), which of the following best characterizes the writer's position on the relevance of her topic for american women?

Although american women are perceived...

The writer wants to add the phrase at the beginning of sentence 5, adjusting the capitalization as needed, to set up a comparison with the idea discussed in sentence 4

By contrast,

In the 4th paragraph, the write wants to expand on the concession that converting to the metric system may seem difficult. Which of the following claims would best achieve this purpose?

It would be extremely costly as well as confusing for the US to manage the overwhelming task...

Which of the following sentences, if placed before sentence 1, would both capture the audience's interest and provide the most effective introduction to the topic of the paragraph?

On Sept 23, 1999, NASA official were aghast when...

In context, lines 11-23, ("You see...revolutionary methods") could be used to support which of the following claims about the writer's tone?

She adopts a bold, forthright tone in approaching her subject

Which of the following best describes the writer's experience in the passage?

The limited resources available to women for changing existing power structures.

IN the opening paragraph (lines 1-10), the writer contrasts a hypothetical rhetorical situation with her own primarily to

illustrate the double standards for men and women in the political realm.

At the end of the passage, the writer uses the "either...or" construction in lines 75-78 ("they would either... grievances remedied") in order to

imply that disruptive action may be the only way of resisting oppression in certain situations

In sentence 9, the writer wants to provide a convincing explanation for why switching to the metric system would benefit US industries

industries; in fact, the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, passed by Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan...

In the 3rd paragraph, the writer criticizes the logic of those who dismiss the methods of British feminists as "irrational" (line 42) on the grounds that they have

misconstrued the feminists' reasons for employing the strategies they have chosen to employ.

In sentence 3, which of the following versions of the underlined text best establishes the writer's position on the main argument of the passage?

needs to adopt the metric system

In the 4th paragraph, (lines 52-67), the writer introduces a hypothetical scenario primarily to

underscore the efficiency of voting as a means of addressing political discontents